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Having a new utility room fitted, by a builder. The room has just been plastered. The wall in the room must be wonky, I think. The sink has just been fitted. It's 5cm from the front of the worktop on each side. However, at the back, one end of the sink is 5cm from the wall and the other end...

Putting together some Ikea flatpack this weekend for our kitchen. We are having two ovens, one above the other, in a tower unit. The Ikea cupboards come with fittings for one oven only. However, the store say that it's fine to use two in the tower. I note that the backboard has a 60cm...

Please help me with a decorating dilemma! I have researched my colours and chosen some paints with a view to getting my house decorated in Dulux Trade Diamond Matt. But a couple of decorators who came to give me a quote have said that this paint is complete rubbish and what I really should use...

I have some builders at my house right now, fitting external wall insulation with a company that does the green deal. They are fitting a system that uses shelves to hold sheets of polystyrene which are drilled into the wall with a 5 point system. The whole will then be rendered. I am...

Hi everyone Having new guttering & fascias fitted today on my 1930s semi with solid walls. Bashing in the pieces of wood that hold up the fascias has made a load of plaster fall off the wall in one of the upstairs rooms that I've recently decorated. Bit fed up, as painting isn't my...

Hi everyone - sorry for another question. I'm having external wall insulation fitted on my house. I currently have a small lean-to shed at the back, very basically constructed out of brick. I want to detach it from the house so the insulation can go all the way around. But I'd like to keep...

Hi everyone! I'm going to have external wall insulation done on my home under the Green Deal. We have solid walls and it's freezing in winter. Has anyone had this done, or done it themselves? I would really, really appreciate your help. I don't have a clue what to look out for in...

I am looking to put a wood floor in my lounge, and have been advised against ordinary solid wood because I have a multifuel stove. I have been told the heat can warp the boards, even though I have a fairly large hearth. Does the same apply to parquet, which is stuck down rather than clicked...

Newbie DIYer here, please be patient! My house used to be rented, so it's in a right old state. Especially a lot of the wood glosswork (skirting, architrave, door frame etc.). It looks like someone just threw cans of gloss at it instead of painting. There are a lot of runs and drips, and...

I live in a 1920s semi. I am currently doing up the knock-through lounge/dining room, and it seemed like a decent time to think about putting in some underfloor insulation. (I am a southerner but live in the north, so am in need of some extra layers to protect my soft self from the harsh...

I am rubbish at DIY, so I have paid to have a multifuel stove installed by someone who knows what they are doing! Yesterday they opened up the fireplace and installed the register plate. I was going to have just a plain opening, no surround. However, the opening is fairly high, which means...

Hi everyone, My washing machine is tripping the house RCD whenever it is plugged in! Not when I'm trying to use it, or during the cycle, but the moment it's connected to the wall socket, whether the door is open or closed. it suddenly started doing this last night. Other appliances are...